Barenaked Ladies to tour with new lineup

As they gear up for the March 30 release of new album "All in Good Time" (Raisin’ Records/EMI) multi-platinum pop-rock group the Barenaked Ladies have announced a U.S. headlining tour set to kick off May 10 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Tickets for most shows go on sale Friday, February 26th.

The tour will see the band performing an electrifying mix of classic hits and fresh tracks, including new single “You Run Away,” which was recently Most Added at both Hot AC and AAA.

”You Run Away” was also part of the band’s setlist during a special headlining show at the Winter Olympics Medal Ceremony on February 16. On February 11, Barenaked Ladies vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson carried the Olympic Torch.

To celebrate the release of ALL IN GOOD TIME, every online ticket transaction will include a download of the new album. In addition, fans who redeem the download the first week of the album’s release, will also receive an exclusive bonus track.

The U.S. shows follow a Canadian tour, which kicks off April 6 at the Save on Foods Centre in Victoria, BC (see itinerary below). Barenaked Ladies will be supported by Ingrid Michaelson May 10-15, and Serena Ryder May 16-June 5.

For Robertson, the album’s writing sessions followed a tumultuous 2008, a year that saw he and his wife survive the crash of a plane that he was piloting. During that period, he also suffered the loss of his mother, and the band parted ways with longtime bandmember/vocalist Steven Page.

“It had been a huge and often dark year and these things took a heavy toll on my psyche and spurred a lot of serious exploring,” says Robertson. “The writing was cathartic for me in a way that writing hadn't been since the early nineties.”

Over the course of the past twenty-one years, the Barenaked Ladies have racked up eight Juno Awards and multiple Grammy nominations, sold more than 14 million albums worldwide, written a plethora of hit singles (including “One Week,” “Pinch Me” and “If I Had $1000000”).

Tour dates for Barenaked Ladies are as follows:

Date City Venue

4/6/10 Victoria, BC Save on Foods Memorial Centre

4/8/10 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

4/12/10 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place

4/13/10 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre

4/14/10 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

4/17/10 London, ON RBC Theatre @ John Labatt Centre

4/20/10 Kingston, ON OLG 1000 Islands Casino Theatre @ K-Rock Centre

4/24/10 Halifax, NS Metro Centre

4/28/10 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place Theatre

4/30/10 Montreal, QC Metropolis

5/1/10 Oshawa, ON General Motors Centre

5/10/10 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

5/11/10 Columbus, OH Palace Theater

5/12/10 Grand Rapids, MI DeVos Hall

5/14/10 Toledo, OH Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre

5/15/10 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace Theater

5/16/10 Davenport, IA Adler Theatre

5/17/10 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre

5/20/10 Missoula, MT The Wilma Theatre

5/21/10 Boise, ID Idaho Botanical Gardens

5/22/10 Spokane, WA Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox

5/23/10 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium

5/25/10 Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo Center

5/28/10 Reno, NV Grand Theatre, Grand Sierra Resort

5/31/10 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall

6/1/10 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre

6/3/10 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre

6/4/10 Richmond, VA Innsbrook After Hours

6/5/10 Charleston, SC N. Charleston Performing Arts Center

Press material provided courtesy of Barenaked Ladies was utilized in this report.